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Building a startup is hard. Your cloud shouldn't make it harder.

Our Startup Program helps founders build faster with:
• Up to €25,000 in free credit
• Zero-cost egress
• World's fastest cloud servers
• Data sovereignty
• 24/7 human support

Apply: upcloud.com/upcloud-startu…

In Helsinki during Slush? Come spend the evening with us 🥂

UpCloud Afterworks is back. Last year's event was a hit, so we're opening our Helsinki HQ for another round on November 18.

Join the UpCloud team, Slush attendees, and the local tech community for drinks, snacks, and good company. Catch up with familiar faces or meet new builders and tech enthusiasts.

We'd love to see you there!

Register for UpCloud Afterworks: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zGmTs0

Our Head of Public Sector, Roni Kiuru, spoke about digital sovereignty at NOKIOS 2026 in Trondheim.

His message: make data portability a requirement. The ability to move data between providers gives public sector organizations greater control as circumstances change.

Thank you to NOKIOS for hosting and our partners at Computas for the opportunity to contribute.

Photos: Terje Trobe

Unplugging cables doesn’t create data sovereignty.

AWS's announced disconnection test for its European sovereign cloud focuses on operational independence. However, operational independence alone cannot establish sovereignty. Buyers also need to understand who owns the provider, who controls the encryption keys, and how government requests for data are handled.

In our latest blog, William Barlow examines what a disconnection test can demonstrate and the questions cloud buyers should ask when assessing sovereignty claims: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zvxdy0

Data privacy and regulatory compliance are no longer optional. They are fundamental architectural requirements for modern SaaS and enterprise platforms.

Our Managed Databases guarantee strict European data sovereignty by keeping your infrastructure firmly within the European Union and off the hands of US-based hyperscalers. Coupled with zero network egress fees, MaxIOPS storage performance, and private network isolation, you can scale confidently while adhering to strict privacy standards.

Ensure your database infrastructure meets European sovereignty requirements: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zvr810